The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

hanuy IN many WayS-A SWOrf
Which is Highly Priced by the Fourth
Georgia Regiment-Lye Soap TWEEN
ty-Five Years Old.
GEORGIA
Robert A. Thompson has been elected
Captain of the Griffin Light Guards.
H. C. Hanson has resigned the manager
chip of the Macon Telegraph. j. f, Han
son succeeds him.
E. L, Pound, the junior member of tbs
: arm Of j. Is. Pound IL Bro, publishers Ol
the Macon. Daily Ne,cs, died Monday.
Charles Brigham, of Burke county, a day
or two ago, by fire, lost his barn, stable,
carriage houses, entire crop of fodder,
about three bales OF cotton, together with
all his seed and fine mule.
Comptroller General Wright has received
Sntimation that there il probability that
at no very distant date there would be
formed in Atlanta an accident insurance
company.
At Chauncey, Sunday, at place known
as the Bear Pen. a drunken difficulty oc-
Cured between two negro men, Joe Golden
and Charlie Mac, in which the former was
shot in the right breast. He will probably
die
At Canton last week the grand jury found
true bill for murder against Neal Renker,
girl about IL years old, for the murder of
her infant child about last March. She i'm
hnetlately left after the murder and has not
since been heard Of
Eastman claims three gentlemen whose
combined weight is ~ pounds. Jesse Rog
ers, 237; II. Coleman, 240 j. w. Bohannon,
2f0. Each of these gentlemen move around
with all ease and agility, and are gentlemen
of whom we all feel proud.
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sample of pure I've soap made by his mother
in 1862 She has quite quantity of this
soap on hand now. Making her own soap
year TO year she now has hundreds of pounds
on hand that have accumulated during the
past twenty-five years
The down passenger train which arrived
at Gordon at II O'Clock Sunday morning,
ran over and killed negro man near the
10 mile post between Giiswollville and
Pulaski Station Nobody at Gordon could
identify him It is supposed by some that
he was an escaped lunatic.
!, The election for Intendant and Commits
sioners for Leary came off last Monday, and
resulted in the selection Of H. A. Burch, In
tendant, and j. E. Mercer, j. B. George, F.
i. Griffin and S. J. Cook, Commissioners
AT its first meeting the new Board re-elect-
ed c. b. Sasser, Marshal, and f. j. Black
burn, Clerk.
The Town Council of Arlington recently
fixed the tax FOR selling whisky in that
place at $500 per annum. Two persons
have already taken out license, and the
town treasury has now 81 800 in 1t from
this source OF this amount 81 900 will be
devoted to building a handsome school
building, and the remainder to other i'm
provements.
Benjamin Atwood, of Bulloch county, has
daughter II years old who has Just com
pleted quilt which contains 2,l7G pieces.
She has a very good education for one OF her
years as well as extensive knowledge of
household duties. The first day she picked
cotton this season she gathered III pounds
sea island, which is more than double her
weight.
Four boys, three of whom are white and
one negro. ranging in age from Z to IL
years, are under arrest at Atlanta for burg
larry. They were arrested in Newman
Green's restaurant 240 Marietta street, by
Patrolman Ivy, and upon their persons
were found rusty revolver and fourteen
boxes OF sardines, which they acknowledged
they hal stolen. And they further acknowi-
edged taat they had been carrying on SINH
lar burglaries for some time.
A Mr. Gresham, who reached Americas
Sunday morning from Ty Ty, is reported to
have attempted suicide by shooting himself
through the throat with a revolver imme-
diately upon his arrival The deed is al
leged to have been committed at the home
of Thomas Gresham al employe of the
Central railroad, and who lives about half
mile above the depot All efforts To find
out anything in regard 70 the affair were
frultlesS. No cause was assigned for the
rash act other than i'll health.
Adjt Gen. Keil has received the resigna-
ton OF Z. T. Newton, FIRST Lieutenant of
the Spalding Greys, of Griffin This com
pany is now Differed by the second lieuten-
ant and the Junior second. There is some
talk OF its disbanding The Crews have had
hard luck recently, their commanding off
Ger few months ago Capt. Wood, being
compelled to leave the place by reason of
some unofficial conduct. The Adiutant is
IN correspondence with the company look
ing 10 an adjustment of its difficulties.
At Hampton Sunday, Hercules Beder
YVES arrested ty Constable j. H Moore.
charged with assault and intent TO rape on
the person of Ella Brooks, who lives some
distance from the public road in a thick
woo1s, on the place OF j. S. Boynton. Bedeir
is a Frenchman, between 90 and 70 years of
age, was married, but his wife quit him on
account OF his desperate acts Of violence
upon her. He hailed from the State of Hi
iiois some few months since, and hes been
engaged in the manufacturing Of wines.
At Lawrenceville Saturday, in the Supe-
tfor Court, Frank Hall was placed on trial
Tor an attempt to commit rape on his
step daughter, Missy Hall, who is
only IL years of age. The crime
was committed on July last. The
grand jury found the bin at this term
or the court. The evidences disclosed the
most dastardly piece OF work. The defend
ant refused to make a statement The
charge of the court was all that the defend.
ant could ask. The jury found him guilty.
! At Atlanta several days ago Capt. Grim
and Patrolman Cochran arrested Monroe
johnson on suspicion of being the person
who killed Mrs. Jack Foster, near Leeds.
Ala: johnson was aft.'rwarTl identified and
ON Saturday afternoon was taken away BIZ
q Birmingham official. The report comes
that when the train reached Leeds il was
signaled to stop, ard mob Of masked men
boarded IL, and taking the prisoner to wal
nut tree, hung him up by the neck and then
rlddled bis body with bullets. Johnsons
partner in the crime was shot and killed
near Leeds about ten days ago.
The sword which Gen George Doles wore
from the beginning OF the war to the day he
was killed, and was on his body ut his
death. has been placed in the Keeping of w.
II. Gilbert. of Albany, survivor of the
Fourth Georgia, for tine ensuing year, Mrs
Doles having consigned it 10 the custody OF
the Fourth Georgia at It's second reunion at
Talbotton. Each year Mt the reunion the
sword passes, rs n mark OF honor. from one
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